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Alex Thompson has captured the WPT Australia Championship title, topping a field of 527 entries in the $5,000 buy-in event at The Star Sydney. His victory earned him AUD $465,900, marking his first significant tournament cash.
Thompson arrived at the final table with the chip lead and never relinquished it throughout the session, despite a brief challenge from Filip Radic, who at one point drew level in chips before falling behind again.
The early stages of the final table were slow, with more than two hours passing before the first elimination on the livestream. Ryan Henry, who started with the shortest stack, was the first to exit after his Q♦4♥ lost to Radic’s K♥10♥, sending him out in sixth place for $89,000.
Tingjia Huang and Jack Sweet followed in fifth and fourth place, earning $119,000 and $159,000 respectively. Sweet’s exit was notable since he had earlier doubled up into a commanding stack after winning a crucial race.
Pranav Bhatt, the short stack with three players remaining, was unable to find a double-up and finished in third place for $214,000, setting up a heads-up battle between Thompson and Radic.
Thompson entered the heads-up match with a 6:1 chip advantage, and the contest ended quickly. On the final hand, his Jx10x held against Radic’s 6x5x, sealing the title and the $465,900 first-place prize, while Radic took home $290,000 as runner-up.
